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A review by russelmcq
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
1.5
Review: 1.5 / 5 stars
It's important to remember that this book was written in 1870. Novels were just written differently and details and how they were described was different.
However, with that being said, my all time favorite book is the Count of Monte Cristo.
To me, I really struggled with the enormity of the details in sections of the book that felt..... irrelevant. I firmly believe this could have been a novella with 1/4th less content and it would have been much better overall.
Without giving anything away, that's all I will get into detail on.
Why was it given more than 1 star? Because I listened to the audio version and I felt Frederick Davidson did a great job with the narration, the different characters and really did a great job capturing the main character. I also felt that the overall story of Captain Nimo and his adventures were interesting; but if I had to read this book I would definitely not finished.
Classics I find are always hit and miss, but this one just really scraped by.
It's important to remember that this book was written in 1870. Novels were just written differently and details and how they were described was different.
However, with that being said, my all time favorite book is the Count of Monte Cristo.
To me, I really struggled with the enormity of the details in sections of the book that felt..... irrelevant. I firmly believe this could have been a novella with 1/4th less content and it would have been much better overall.
Without giving anything away, that's all I will get into detail on.
Why was it given more than 1 star? Because I listened to the audio version and I felt Frederick Davidson did a great job with the narration, the different characters and really did a great job capturing the main character. I also felt that the overall story of Captain Nimo and his adventures were interesting; but if I had to read this book I would definitely not finished.
Classics I find are always hit and miss, but this one just really scraped by.